RATCHET BUCKLE AND STRAP ASSEMBLY

摘要

A ratchet buckle and strap assembly is provided. The ratchet buckle (32) has a passageway (42) configured to slidably receive the strap (30), a pawl (56) arranged to engage the strap and prevent movement of the strap in a direction from the rear portion (54) toward the front portion (52), while allowing movement of the strap in a direction from the front portion toward the rear portion of the passageway, and a drive actuator (60) arranged to engage the strap and feed the strap through the passageway from the front portion toward the rear portion of the passageway. The strap may have a plurality of first teeth (34), and a plurality of separate second teeth (44). The first teeth may be on a first side (33) of the strap and the second teeth may be on a second side (35) of the strap. The ratchet buckle may be configured such that the pawl (56) is configured to engage a first side of the strap and the drive actuator may be configured to engage a second side of the strap opposite the first side.